Area briefs: Wofford's Hughes sets school record

Saturday

Mar 16, 2013 at 12:01 AMMar 17, 2013 at 12:52 AM

Staff reports

In Charlotte, N.C., the Wofford men's and women's outdoor track and field teams opened their seasons at the two-day 49er Classic Friday and Saturday.Sam Hughes set a new school record with a time of 10:37.31 good enough for eighth place in the 3,000 meters. On the men's side, Ryan Doyle set a new school record in the 5,000 meter with a time of 15:18.75 in 32nd place.... The women's tennis team (5-6) fell to Charleston Southern (6-4) 4-3.... In Elon, N.C., the men's tennis team (2-8) was defeated on the road at Elon (7-4), 6-1.CLEMSON: The women's rowing team finished first in five of six races against Boston University, Indiana, Purdue and Syracuse on Saturday morning on Lake Hartwell.... In Charlotte, N.C., Ty McCormack established a facility record in on the final day of competition at the 49er Classic. McCormack won the 2000-meter steeplechase Saturday with a time of 5:54.63, one of five winning performances by the track and field program.SOUTH CAROLINA: The softball team (16-8, 0-2 SEC) took a lead in the fifth, but Alabama (25-3, 3-2 SEC) scored four unanswered runs to claim a 5-3 win.... In Coral Gables, Fla., Ceci Kryst earned two of 10 total wins for the track and field team on the final day of the Hurricane Invitational at the University of Miami to close out the schools first outdoor event of the year.LIMESTONE: In Mount Olive, N.C., Eric Zaun had a career-high 22 kills, but the men's volleyball team (10-11, 7-7 CC) was defeated by Mount Olive (19-3, 13-0 CC) 25-22, 22-25, 18-25, 25-19 and 15-10.... In Baltimore, the men's lacrosse team (7-1, 2-0 CC) dropped a 7-6 decision to Le Moyne (5-0, 2-0 NE-10).... In Hartsville, the softball team (8-10, 4-0) swept Coker (15-9, 8-4) in a Conference Carolinas doubleheader by scores of 6-0 and 10-2, respectively.... In Clinton, the men's tennis team (7-6, 2-0) was defeated by Presbyterian (14-6, 0-0) by the score of 6-1.... In Winter Park, Fla., the women's lacrosse team (7-1, 2-0 CC) defeated Rollins 13-12.USC UPSTATE: The women's tennis team dropped the doubles point and captured just one singles match in falling 6-1 to ETSU.... In Charlotte, N.C., the men's and women's track & field teams closed out the Charlotte 49er Classic Saturday for a solid opening weekend of the outdoor season as the Spartan women set two school records in relays.... In Wilmington, N.C., Cheyenne Griffin picked up a couple of game-winning hits, including a two-run home run in the top of the seventh in the second game, to lead the softball team to a doubleheader sweep of UNC Wilmington.

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